NLM to Leverage EHRs and FHIR for Improved Medical Research Data Sharing
NLM Taps EHRs, FHIR To Improve Sharing Of Medical Research
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) and the FHIR standard to enhance the sharing of medical research data.
Summary
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is developing tools utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard to facilitate medical research data sharing. This effort aligns with an NIH notice aimed at enhancing capabilities for capturing, integrating, and exchanging clinical data for research.
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is working on tools designed to improve the use of EHRs and the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for medical research. This initiative follows a notice from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which encourages NIH-funded researchers to explore using FHIR to capture, integrate, and exchange clinical data for research purposes and enhance overall research data sharing capabilities. NLM notes its long history as a major force in health data standards, having led to significant advances in collecting, structuring, standardizing, mining, and delivering high-volume research and clinical data. Furthermore, NLM collaborates closely with other HHS agencies to develop, fund, and disseminate essential clinical terminologies necessary for demonstrating meaningful use of EHRs and health information exchange. This development underscores the critical need for standardized interoperability in modern medical research. By leveraging standards like FHIR, researchers can unify diverse types of clinical data generated across different systems and locations, enabling large-scale epidemiological studies and AI development.
Technology Note
FHIR（Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources）は医療データ交換の国際標準。このエントリの関連技術: FHIR
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